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Raiders | Burgess Landed With Five-year Pact - from www.KFFL.com
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:16:57 -0800
ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports the Oakland Raiders have reached a contract agreement with free agent DE Derrick Burgess (Eagles) on a five-year, $17.5 million deal. The contract includes a $6 million signing bonus.
I thought they were already over the top w/ moss/woodson, etc
Well, only the top 52 or 53 players count against the cap at this point. You can have 70 players signed, but only the top 52 or 53 count. It certainly makes it easier when you have a ton of people signed that have low 2005 cap numbers. Of course they'll be screwed in the future.
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My mother had a vizla when she was growing up. She still talks to this day about how great that dog was.
Now she has cockers, and she loves them just as much. None of the cockers my family has owned have ever been snippy or mean. We had a mutt who was like that, though.
If you get purebread, make sure you meet the parents of the dog. That will give you an idea of their demeanor.
Also - my sister just got a Great Dane from a rescue. 3 1/2 months old, HUGE and wonderful.
Some friends of ours got a dog breed called a Vizsla a few years ago. I'd never heard of it before. Turns out to be a perfect dog. I understand the breeders are very selective about who they sell to and frown on and discourage random breeding by owners.They're short haired (no shedding and don't cause allergies), smart, trainable, and obedient sporting dog, not too big but no lap dog either, good looking, great with kids, even tempered.
Here's a link:
http://clubs.akc.org/vizsla/history.htm
You might want to look into it if you're going for a pure bred pup.
Otherwise, the local animal shelters are full of homeless animals waiting to reward their rescuers with a lifetime of loyalty.
Best of luck.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149992,00.html
*** WARNING ***Link to FOX News. Liberals take necessary precautions. Tin Foil hats, V-Chip, etc
The guy has been mentally ill for a long, long time. Nothing would surprise me at this point.
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St. John Fisher College, Class of 1990. Double Major in Communications and Psychology.
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I guess it depends on how much exersize and attention you will be able to give them and the size you think your family can handle. I've always been partial to Labs, Goldens and Cocker Spaniels. I also like Newfoundlands, but they are quite big.
We have a cocker spaniel right now - about a year old - and she is awesome. Very affectionate & pretty damn smart. She's black & white. If you decide to go the Cocker route, stay away from the tan colored ones. They have a tendency to have more problems than others because for a while that color was very desirable and they were overbred.
Sophie is great with kids and loves other dogs & people.
Here's some pictures of her:
http://vallie.com/pictures/soph/
I have dobies my whole life. Had to put my last one down about six months ago. My wife and daughter would like another dog, but all I know is Dobermans. I could do research but there are some many breed and was wondering if any of you could suggest a good inside, family breed of dog...kinda point me in the right direction. Thanks -
If you are that close to the field, how will everyone be able to tell the difference between you & the pretty cheerleaders?
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Excuse me sir, but do you have any KY Jell... uh, I mean Gray Poupon?
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It depends. During the winter when it is dry it's something you should consider. During the summer it's humid enough to leave out.
Sometimes you can get the humidity at the time the guitar was built.
I just bought a Taylor 414 acoustic guitar. Man is it amazing. I dropped about 1.4K (a little over my price range) but damn it was worth it. The one thing that bothers me is that the owner manual streeses the use of a guitar moistener to prevent warping the wood. Is this really needed? They have me paranoid now about taking the gutiar out of my case and leaving it on a stand. Is this moistener really needed? or are they just trying to scare me into buying something I dont really need? Any advice would be appreciated. -
Hope they stand a chance....they need a LOT of support...
Pretty cool! It tells you something when residents are pissed off enough to shake off complacency and boot the local government.
IMHO, Buffalo government has tried to keep things "just good enough" so that something like this doesn't happen. Too late for that. The ratio of county employees to citizens is amazing! How could they get away with something like that?
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To be more accurate, he was in the trenches during WWI, the first real mechanized war with chemical warfare, tanks, airplanes, machine guns, etc.
When Hitler was doing his crazy crap in the mid-late thirties is when he really started writing these books.
His relationship with CS Lewis & their discussions about Catholocism, his experiences in WWI as a doughboy, and his observations of WWII while getting bombed in England helped shape the story as it relates to the struggle between good & evil.
He clearly had strong opinions about the use of technology for violence. But that's the stuff that makes you think and distracts you from the special effects.
Not to mention the conflict between good & evil in Gollum, which you can write forever about. I actually did in college.
If you had read those books you would understand the parallels of Middle Earth and the world according to Tolkien during WWII! He actually started to write this masterpiece while under fire in the trenches as a Brit soldier.Peter Jackson isn't going to hold your hand and lead you thru the story like a toddler. He's going to assume you read those books so you come prepared with some background info. Jackson did a brilliant job, however, weaving this tale for those uncultured saps out there who think reading is evil. *sigh*
The movies were great but the reading experience is something I'll take with me to the grave.
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Ronnie Jones, no question.
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David Boston's frame can't support his weight. That's why he's hurt all the time. He gained all that weight by taking steroids. I'd never want that wanker on the Bills.
The one problem I hear from NFL coaches regarding David Boston is that he is too big to be a WR. They want him to get rid of some of his body mass.Why not convert him to a tight end, and let him hit the weights as much as he wants.
Wasn't he close to being 250? Let him add another 10 pounds of muscle, and you would have a pretty fast tight end I would think.
Any one sign him yet?
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Well, it certainly isn't for everybody. If you're into computers and stuff the giant linux cluster they used to render all the battle scenes is pretty wild. But I'm a geek.
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I would suggest that people read The Hobbit before watching the trilogy. That is much more accesible, and sets up the trilogy well. It's also a pretty quick read.
I think the books AND the movies are amazing. Of course I love to read and have read the trilogy 6 or 8 times.
There's more to LOTR than just being entertained with special effects, although that is really cool. The story itself is excellent. Tolkien actually invented his own friggin LANGUAGE for the Elves, with grammar and everything. You can actually learn to speak this language. Pretty friggin amazing, IMHO.
I hate to sound like a snob, but if what you want to get out of a movie is to be entertained by explosions, go rent Die Hard or something. LOTR will make you think. If you don't like to think, don't bother.
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We may not agree on Donahoe, but we're in 100% agreement on this one.
You must be a democrat.Instead of constantly raising taxes, why not cut out all the inflated governmental expenditures?
Start with the dupicative, multiple layers of government including the school systems.
why do you 14 Buffalo common council seats, in addition to the County managers when the whole area will under the control of state boards?
Erie County employs more workers than Cook County, home of Chicago - a slightly larger city than Buffalo.
Cut the fat and politicians, not the beneficial programs
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if that is his strategy, i think it blows.........detriot had keroy kennedy in town and put the full court press on him because he was scheduled to go to miami next.........they did everything they could to get him signed and wouldn't let him get on that plane........they got their man, and that is the bottom line.........
and where is demulling headed next again? hmmmmmmmmm
Say something good about Tom Donahoe. I dare you.
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Absolutely. I know of far more extremists that hate TD and find it difficult to see that he has done ANYTHING good at all. I think mostly what people disagree on are what TD's mistakes are.
For example, I think TD's biggest mistakes are:
GW, the kicking position, and not getting rid of BOTH RJ and Fwootie that first year.
Two legislators ask Bills to forego payment
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Nice! Great letter.